Rose Gottemoeller

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, NATO

In the face of Russian aggression and American financial pressure, this die-hard Democrat has to perform a tricky juggling act just to survive in her post. Gottemoeller worked as former U.S. President Barack Obama’s top diplomat for arms control, and her work reflects a belief in deterrence and collective defense. She broke the gender glass ceiling when she became NATO deputy secretary-general — and the first woman to hold a top-tier job at NATO’s Brussels headquarters — last year. Her boss Jens Stoltenberg highlighted her “wealth of experience in international security.”